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Michael Perfitt

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Michael Perfitt is an award winning music producer, mixer, and composer. He has contributed to acclaimed scores like Fargo, Hannibal, Heroes, Star Trek, Boss (Gus Van Sant), 20th Century Women (Mike Mills), Mozart In The Jungle and the Bling Ring (Sofia Coppola). He was nominated for an Emmy in 2017 for his work on Fargo and his composition work on the Nurse Jackie main title won an Emmy in 2010.

Michael studied electronic music and engineering at San Francisco State University and has been creating music since a young age. He began his professional career in the 90's working with pop music producer Trevor Horn and sold over 30 million albums working with musical luminaries Madonna, Prince, Roger Waters, Fiona Apple, and Seal.

Michael collaborated with Indian prodigy Shenkar (Last Temptation of Christ) to create the supernatural vocalizations and Doppler effects that became the signature sound of NBC's Heroes. He recently produced large scale orchestral scores for Lucy In The Sky, Three Christs, Mile22, Star Trek : Discovery, Star Trek : Picard, Fargo, Night Of, and The Umbrella Academy.

Michael is a sought after collaborator due to a stylistic approach that merges contemporary composition and sound design....utilizing granular synthesis, tape speed manipulation, extreme time stretching, spacial disorientation, and timbre transplants.
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    • Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys
      • 8 nominations total

    Known for

    Jennifer Connelly, Joaquin Phoenix, and Mark Ruffalo in Reservation Road (2007)
    Reservation Road
    6.6
    • Music Department
    • 2007
    Amanda Seyfried, Max Irons, and Shiloh Fernandez in Red Riding Hood (2011)
    Red Riding Hood
    5.4
    • Music Department
    • 2011
    Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, and Ed Speleers in Star Trek: Picard (2020)
    Star Trek: Picard
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Music Department
    Mark Wahlberg in Mile 22 (2018)
    Mile 22
    6.1
    • Music Department
    • 2018

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    • Cape Fear
      • Score Recorded and Mixed By
      • Filming
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Scarpetta
      • Score Recorded and Mixed By
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
      • Score Recorded & Mixed by
      • Filming
      • TV Series
      • 2027



    • The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox (2025)
      The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Score Recorded & Mixed by
      • 2025
    • Alien: Earth (2025)
      Alien: Earth
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Score Recorded & Mixed by
      • 2025
    • Rebecca Romijn, Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Celia Rose Gooding, Babs Olusanmokun, Christina Chong, Melissa Navia, and Jess Bush in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022)
      Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
      8.2
      TV Series
      • score engineer and mixer: main and end titles
      • main title recorded and mixed by
      • 2022–2025
    • Michael Douglas, David Morse, Cameron Douglas, Walker Scobell, Michael Stahl-David, and Ximena Romo in Looking Through Water (2025)
      Looking Through Water
      5.9
      • Recorded And Mixed by
      • 2025
    • Eric Bana in Untamed (2025)
      Untamed
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Score Recorded & Mixed by
      • 2025
    • Neal McDonough in The Last Rodeo (2025)
      The Last Rodeo
      6.3
      • score engineer and mixer
      • 2025
    • Robert De Niro in Zero Day (2025)
      Zero Day
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Score Recorded & Mixed by
      • 2025
    • Andrew Scott in Ripley (2024)
      Ripley
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • music recorded and mixed by
      • 2024
    • Wilson Cruz, Robinne Fanfair, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Blu del Barrio, Sonequa Martin-Green, David Ajala, and Mary Wiseman in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
      Star Trek: Discovery
      7.0
      TV Series
      • score engineered and mixed by
      • score engineer and mixer
      • sound engineer and mixer (uncredited) ...
      • 2017–2024
    • Mary J. Blige, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Camila Cabello, and Jay Will in Rob Peace (2024)
      Rob Peace
      6.6
      • score & mixer engineer
      • 2024
    • For All Mankind (2019)
      For All Mankind
      8.1
      TV Series
      • recorded and mixed by
      • 2019–2022
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor and Naomie Harris in The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022)
      The Man Who Fell to Earth
      7.2
      TV Series
      • score mixed by
      • 2022
    • Elliot Page, Robert Sheehan, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Justin H. Min, Ritu Arya, Aidan Gallagher, and Emmy Raver-Lampman in The Umbrella Academy (2019)
      The Umbrella Academy
      7.8
      TV Series
      • score engineer and mixer
      • score engineer & mixer
      • 2019–2022
    • Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, and Ed Speleers in Star Trek: Picard (2020)
      Star Trek: Picard
      7.5
      TV Series
      • score engineered and mixed by
      • 2020–2022
    • Tom Ellis in Lucifer (2016)
      Lucifer
      8.0
      TV Series
      • music producer & arranger
      • 2017–2021

    Sound Department



    • The Human Element (2018)
      The Human Element
      7.4
      • recording engineer
      • 2018
    • Kelsey Grammer, Connie Nielsen, Sanaa Lathan, Kathleen Robertson, Jeff Hephner, Jonathan Groff, and Hannah Ware in Boss (2011)
      Boss
      8.1
      TV Series
      • sound designer
      • 2011–2012

    Composer



    • Welcome to Willits: After Sundown (2013)
      Welcome to Willits: After Sundown
      6.6
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2013

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